noun
General Slang
Foley
· noun · medical
An indwelling urinary catheter — the balloon-tipped tube that stays in the bladder.
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The standard indwelling bladder catheter — flexible tube with an inflatable balloon at the tip to hold it in place. Universal hospital shorthand: nurses, surgeons and ER staff all just say 'Foley' instead of the full mouthful. Named after Frederic Foley, the American urologist who designed it in the 1930s.
“Patient's not voiding — pop a Foley in and let's get accurate I/Os.”
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Foley In A Sentence
Patient's not voiding — pop a Foley in and let's get accurate I/Os.
Origin & Usage
Eponym from Dr Frederic Foley, who developed the self-retaining balloon catheter in the 1930s.
Variants
Foley catheter
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